The full moon shines brightly inside Ares's deeply lit office. Opposite to the dazzling city lights of Camelot, his office was dark and grey. Gone was his men. They all went home and called it a day, while he... He was still busy trying to uncover Vermilion.
The heist in Asphodel was an utter embarassment. Para siyang tanga. Ang inakala niya'y siya ang nagwagi. His plan was bulletproof. So he thought...
He played the recordings he retrieved from the bug that he planted on Valerie. His gut feeling was pointing him to her. Alam niyang ito ang kriminal, but unfortunately, he did not have any solid evidence. She's clean.
He played her most recent conversation. She talked nothing but her work. There were a few chit chats with some friends but other than that, she's pretty much your typical Jane Doe.
He tried to dig deeper. There might be some cyptic messages. He played again her most recent conversation with a man named Walace. He did a background check of the man. He's Valerie's assistant in her boutique. The man had worked for her for about a decade now. He analyzed every tone and words that each one had uttered. There was something different. He cannot pinpoint it but he knew something was off. He thought of anagrams, of jumbled words, or hints. He initially thought it was a lead, but it turned to be a dead end. Again.
Pinikit na niya ang kaniyang mga mata. He was exhausted.
Another day was wasted. No leads. No clues. No nothing.
He suddenly thought of Valerie's face. The woman was simply gorgeous. She had high and prominent cheekbones. Her pitch black long hair complimented her pale white complexion. And her dimples... dang! She looked so irrisistably cute. Mapapagkakamalan itong isang modelo at hindi isang designer.
The memories of their hot dance performance followed. It left a trail of blazing heat as he recalled how she gyrated her petite but firm body against his.
Damn! Just the thout of it made him hard.
He was pulled out from his fantasy world when his laptop beeped.
It was a new transmission from the bug.
Umayos siya ng pagkakaupo.
Fantasizing her will not prove that she's Vermilion. Hindi niya mahuhuli ang magnanakaw kung patuloy siyang tutunganga na lamang.
He snatched the headset and played the recorning. It was an incoming call.
"Val?!" A deep set voice called her name.
"Oh bakit ka napatawag?" Tanong ni Valerie.
"I was browsing your charts, here, I would like to ask lang kung anong susunod na target natin?"
Nagpanting ang tenga niya sa narinig. Could it be the lead he was waiting for? His blood began to boil in anticipation.
"Let's see... 'Di pa rin kasi ako sure. Don't know what to turn to next."
Napatayo na siya mula sa kinauupuan. C'mon, Vermilion! Which painting is your next target?
"Ok. Ganito na lang. Swing by tomorrow at the gym. Maybe I can help you figure out what's your next target for your training."
Nangunot ang noo niya sa narinig. What was that? Gym? Training? Was that a secret code.
"Better yet, I'd like to concentrate on my core muscles. Just improve my curves," Val teasingly said.
"Now... now... Val. You know, there's nothing wrong with your curves? You're sexy. Scorchingly sexy."
Who the fuck was that guy? What the heck was happening?
BINABASA MO ANG
Vermilion's Kiss
RomanceWhat happens when the law meets the outlaw? Ares is a man of his status, hard as a steel and ferocious as a beast. He is the sentinel of justice and his hand is an extension of the law. No one goes unpunished in his watch. He is the Kingdom's Direct...
